Just did not work for me

Rating: 1/10 (22 November 2003)

I'm astounded by all the positive comments for this film, because it just did not work for me. The characters were shallow, and predictable. The plot was lame, and relied on people doing unreasonable things in the circumstances just to move it alone. The jumpy, flashy, 'arty' film sequences, which are so effective in some films, were just irritating. Oh yes, and even in the context of a Zombie movie, the whole thing totally lacked any creditability. I mean, why for example, would the soldiers be on the verge of suicide because of the lack of women after just one month!
Maybe it worked better on the big screen, but the region 2 DVD on my 32" TV didn't work. It certainly wasn't helped by the excessive compression of the DVD - one of the worst I've seen; but I can't believe that even fixing that would have made that much difference. In my opinion the whole thing should be buried in a Shallow Grave.